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two of my favorite cookies are family recipes...one is an oatmeal raisin cookie made with molasses and the other a meringue with chocolate chips and nuts.

Something on the grill, i.e. a pork tenderloin, some brown rice and a veg (pref. also grilled).

Meringues with chocolate chips and walnuts. They're so pretty and look like little white clouds.

Bagels, lox, creamcheese

A bone in ribeye or a bone in filet. oh, I hope I win. My boyfriend would adore this gift.

Smitten Kitchen - Everything I have baked from her blog is pure heaven, David Lebovitz, The Amateur Gourmet, and of course The Pioneer Woman!

My favorite way to prepare fish is tonight's dinner....blackened fish tacos!

The first time I threw a cocktail party where I planned and made all the food instead of just putting out cheese and crackers and my friends flipped out. They also pigged out.

okay...here are just a few of our crowd's favorites: jerk pork, manicotti, carne asada tacos, barefoot contessa lemon loaf, and many varieties of pizza!

I love a white wine clam sauce as well as one I learned from Giada! A bit of goat cheese, some pasta water, sun dried tomatoes and arugula.